A research critique demonstrates your ability to critically evaluate an investigative study. For this assignment, choose an original or primary research study related to nursing or medicine. The purpose of this assignment is to review a research study in-depth and to decide whether or not it is a valid research study that can be used in practice. It is your written evaluation of the study, not just a summary of the study.
The body of your paper should follow APA Style guidelines, and it should 46 pages double-spaced plus a cover page and reference list. The full article must be attached to the critique for credit.
Note: Because submission of the article is part of the assignment requirements and is necessary for grading, any assignment submitted without the accompanying article will be considered incomplete. An incomplete assignment will be initially assigned a zero. The student has the opportunity to submit the article to complete the assignment. However, if it is submitted after the due date and time, the late penalty will apply. After five days, submissions will not be accepted, as per University policy, and the grade will remain a zero.
Articles used for one assignment cannot be used for the other assignments. (Students should find new research articles for each assignment.)
The selected articles should be original research studies. Review articles, concept analysis, meta-analysis, meta-synthesis, integrative review, and systemic review should not be used.
Mixed-methods studies should not be used.
Your critique should include the following:
Research Problem/Purpose
Describe the problem as it is presented in the study.
State the purpose of the research.
Have the investigators placed the study problem within the context of existing nursing or healthcare knowledge?
Will the study solve a problem relevant to nursing?
Review of the Literature (may be part of the author’s introduction or conclusion)
Identify the concepts explored in the literature review.
Are the references current in relation to the publication date of the study? If not, what are the possible reasons for using older sources?
Theoretical Framework
Do the authors identify their overall assumptions or a theoretical framework for the study? Are these assumptions appropriate for the study?
Does the research draw only on nursing theory, or does it draw on theory from other disciplines?
If a formal theory is not identified, suggest one (preferably a nursing theory) that might be suitable for the study. Various nursing theories can be found at http://www.nursing-theory.org/theories-and-models/
Variables/Hypotheses/Questions/Assumptions
What is the research question or the hypothesis? Is it clearly stated or implied?
What are the independent and dependent variables in the hypothesis or research question?
Are the variables clearly defined so that the reader understands the researchers interpretation of the variables?
Is the dependent variable concrete and measurable?
Methodology
What type of design (quantitative, qualitative) was used in this study?
Was inductive or deductive reasoning used in this study?
State the sample size and study population, sampling method, and study setting.
Did the investigator choose a probability or non-probability sample?
Describe how the independent variable was tested or surveyed in the study.
Describe how the dependent variable was measured.
Discuss the reliability and the validity (quantitative) or the credibility (qualitative) of the measurement tools.
How were ethical considerations addressed? What ethical considerations were necessary for this type of study?
Data Analysis
What data analysis method was used?
How were the results in the study presented to the reader?
Discuss at least one (1) finding from the authors results and relate it to the dependent variable of the study.
Summary/Conclusions, Implications, and Recommendations
What are strengths and limitations of the study other than those stated by the authors?
Can the researcher generalize the findings to other populations? Explain.
What is the significance of the findings and conclusions for you in your personal nursing practice? For nursing as a profession?
The body of your paper should be 46 pages double-spaced plus a cover page and a reference page. The critique must be attached to the article and follow APA Style guidelines.

Ray Kurtzweil, in Transcendent Man, noted that in the near future, we as a species will go extinct, replaced by artificial intelligence, information technology and robotics.  One could solidly argue this is already very much this case.  Will psychology become robotology?  What would this transformation do for our conceptualizations of person, suffering, health and the good life?  Do we have a choice in this progression, or, as the Borg says in Star Trek: Resistance is futile?

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Artificial intelligence refers to the ability of computers to perform human-like features of cognition, such as learning, problem solving, perception, decision-making, and speech and language (Artificial Intelligence, 2020). It seems that today, medical researchers are using artificial intelligence to develop technology that will detect a range of diseases, improve radiology imaging, fine-tune radiation treatments, simplify DNA sequencing, and advance precision medicine for individualized health care (Artificial Intelligence, 2020). There is controversy with artificial intelligence for future use. There are many arguing that artificial intelligence will never be able to perform specific tasks as well as humans (Artificial Intelligence, 2020). On the other hand, others argue that artificial intelligence will improve in the future with the potential to perform many cognitive tasks better than humans (Artificial Intelligence, 2020). However, as the years go by, we will see if artificial intelligence will ever replace human beings.

I personally am against artificial intelligence because of the fact that is something that does not have emotions, blood, or feelings, then it will not be able to replace human beings. Especially, when it comes to psychology and giving therapy, clients express their feelings and they expect some type of emotion in return. I am not totally saying that psychology does not need artificial intelligence, but artificial intelligence can play a role as an add-on resource for therapeutic work, in addition to those that already exist (Mello, et al., 2019). However, I do not think that artificial intelligence will ever replace humans because of the fact that artificial intelligence is never fully loyal. By loyal, I mean that we can never depend on technology because sometimes it breaks down. Another disadvantage to artificial intelligence is that we cannot teach a robot to have feelings. They do not have a brain to perform such emotions. When it comes to therapy, that is very important because that it what brings in our clients in the first place.

I also feel like the clients will not take the artificial intelligence seriously because of the fact that they might feel that they are talking to a wall. Clients expect someone to hear them out and support them. In my opinion, I think humans can be the only ones to perform that task successfully.

Reference

Artificial Intelligence. (2020). Retrieved from https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/artificial-intelligence

Mello, F. L. D., & Souza, S. A. D. (2019). Psychotherapy and artificial intelligence: A proposal for alignment. Frontiers in psychology, 10, 263.